| Competition: | Liga Movistar |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Winners: | Zamora (3rd title) |
| Relegated: | Ureña Llaneros Petare Estudiantes de Caracas |
| Continentalcup1: | 2017 Copa Libertadores |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Zamora Zulia Carabobo Deportivo Táchira |
| Continentalcup2: | 2016 Copa Sudamericana |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Deportivo Anzoátegui |
| Continentalcup3: | 2017 Copa Sudamericana |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Estudiantes de Caracas (cup runner-up) Atlético Venezuela Caracas Deportivo Anzoátegui |
| League Topscorer: | Gabriel Torres (22 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 Primera División season was the 35th professional season of Venezuela's top-flight football league.
a: Used for most of the Torneo Clausura as home stadium due to remodeling works at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV.
The Torneo Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began in January 2016 and ended in May 2016.
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 |  Gabriel Torres | Zamora | 15 |
| align=center | 2 |  Johan Arrieche | Mineros | 11 |
| 3 | Richard Blanco | Mineros | 8 | |
| Miguel Camargo | Mineros | 8 | ||
| Juan García | Estudiantes de Caracas | 8 | ||
| Aquiles Ocanto | Carabobo | 8 | ||
 Víctor Rentería | Ureña | 8 | ||
| José Miguel Reyes | Deportivo Táchira | 8 |
Source: Soccerway
The Torneo Clausura will be the second tournament of the season. It began in July 2016 and will end in December 2016.
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | Edder Farías | Caracas | 12 |
| align=center | 2 | Armando Maita | Monagas | 10 |
| 3 | Christian Novoa | Carabobo | 9 | |
| Jefferson Savarino | Zulia | 9 | ||
| 4 | Richard Blanco | Zamora | 8 | |
| Reiner Castro | Caracas | 8 | ||
| Joel Infante | Atlético Venezuela | 8 | ||
| Charlis Ortiz | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 8 | ||
 Luz Rodríguez | Estudiantes de Mérida | 8 |
Source: Soccerway
----Zamora won 4–2 on aggregate.
The Uruguayan newspaper El País chose the best player, manager and club of the 2016 season. [1]
The newly formed AUFP chose the team of the year. [5]
| Position | Player | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Táchira | ||||
| Monagas | ||||
| Zamora | ||||
| Zamora | ||||